Most unique AC B?
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Topic: Most unique AC B?
Posted By: KMAG
Subject: Most unique AC B?
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 5:38am
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I looked through FB looking at tractors. Saw a 1938 B with ND military surplus 9.00x20 Budd rims on the rear. Interesting. Then I saw it has front hydraulic disc brakes! Yes, front disc brakes! This may be a first. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/486667526272521/  
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Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 6:02am
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My first thought was they got tired of hand brakes on the rear so they added front brakes to compensate. however I yet to see a brake pedal??? ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 6:28am
| Agreed. It appears there is a hard brake line running along the bottom the the oil pan. I don't see a master cylinder. I would like to seee a rear view of tractor to see if something is attached to hand brake linkage. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 6:42am
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Johnny Cash has been busy https://youtu.be/18cW_yHo3PY" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/18cW_yHo3PY ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 7:15am
PaulB - Love your response. Johnny had it all - one piece at a time!  ~ Orangeman
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 8:48am
also looks like foot throttle ....... and does have hand brake lever, but cant see connection. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 8:53am
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umm, pretty sure...that's the gear shift lever in front of the throttle lever.... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 9:01am
well, i think your right Jay... bad angle on the camera ! ... wonder why the throttle has 2-3 holes in it ?? ............ and i dont see any brake pedals on either side.. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 9:08am
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I'm thinking was a 'work in progress'...calipers are a tad rusty.... seems to be multi coloured... 'mix and matched' hybrid ?? ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 9:29am
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simple things ,simple mines ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 9:58am
| I asked seller for more pics to share. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 10:29am
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more pics.... my pet peeve when ads only have 1 picture.... up here Kijiji allows 10 free pictures per ad. Most only post 1 or 2 ,usually sideways or upside down. yeesh, I'd like a minimum of 6 to actually SEE what the item(car,truck, tractor) ACTUALLY looks like... ok, rant over, off to garage to work on the XT225 for a bit.... Jay ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 11:17am
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My rant: seller posts ad for CA transmission, but won't reply to my inquiry about buying it. If sold, seller should say so or delete the ad. |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 12:23pm
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call 717-359-4848 , 8 am to 5 pm Ask for Danny and tell him what u are looking .He has CA trans. Forgot to say they sell tractor parts YOU have to ask them if they do have a tran's for a CA . They got a yard and sell parts .
------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 12:48pm
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I had texted the owner asking about the disc brakes as well Almost looks like an in-completed installation job, and as others have noted; no lever or pedal to operate the "calipers" which appear to not be clamping the rotor; just pushing against it. No sign of further tubing alongside the engine or torque tube either. Enhanced the photo a bit for more detail, but not much improvement.  By ND, do you mean Non-Directional ?
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Posted By: KMAG
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 1:36pm
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Yes, ND or NDT - Non-directional tread. |
Posted By: cwhit
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 3:51pm
| Could it be some sort of a line lock ? Could you even power one with a mag ? |
Posted By: JSHIVERS
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2022 at 5:48pm
| I believe this is what they call a resto-mod! |
Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2022 at 12:17am
| I'll bet them smooth front tires really stop good in the mud or on a slick surface. Look like car rims to me. At first I thought they might be using them to space the rims out on the little tractor, but in the last picture there are brake lines showing. |